Author: Sukumar Thingom

Is there a definite pattern in the stages of growth of all bloggers in their online journey? Something like Rostow’s five stages of growth in Economics? We all know that whether it is the growth of an organism or a process like the building up of a traditional business, there is a definite sequence or pattern in the development that takes it through the various phases of growth. It is said that from the very moment you make the decision …

Treat your blog as a business and not as a hobby, they say. Every post, every email, every ad has to be centred on making a sale. Makes sense. After all, you are in the business of making money online and you cannot afford waste any amount of energy doing anything otherwise. But, honestly, after a point, you get tired of all these tips. Somewhere in between, you also heard of the relevance of the long-form content, right? Neil Patel …

Why would I recommend Wealthy Affiliate to a complete newbie? This is something that I really love to talk about. Whenever people ask me about my online business and my journey into affiliate marketing, I have to start my answer with Wealthy Affiliate. For me, for every discussion that follows as a consequence of people asking about Internet marketing and the stuff, it’s the starting point. There could be many reasons why a person wants to venture into the Internet …

One of the primary lessons in blogging for better visibility and getting more traffic is to expand your network. In other words, make connections with fellow bloggers, especially in your niche. This is what they call by “connecting with like-minded people” and it’s an enriching experience, and not limited to just gaining increased blog traffic. While the advantages of expanding your network of online friends or bloggers are obvious, we would like to see if there are downsides to it. …

For anybody who wants to start an online business, the first thing that he does is casually type the search words “how to make money online” in the Google search bar. Likewise, for someone who wants to start a hobby blog, the search words could be “how to start a blog”. In both instances, in the search result, Google would bamboozle him with thousands of pages and websites all telling him almost the same things, all making bold statements how …

I am a Premium Member of Wealthy Affiliate, and from my experience of the platform, I know how good or bad their system is. There are scores of other reviews on Wealthy Affiliate (WA) – many positive ones where the reviewers illustrate all the positive sides of WA and how it had helped them earn a steady income online, and at the same time, there are some scathing reviews on the platform calling it a “proof of failure” and saying …

Picture this. After hours of racking your brains for the most perfect choice of words and arranging your sentences in the best possible manner for the blog idea that has been brewing in your brain, you finally bring out your article. It has been an intense two hours or so to pull out those words and ideas from inside the deep crevices of your brain and as expected, you leave a bit of a mess on the paper or rather, …

Of the many privileges of being a Premium Member at Wealthy Affiliate, the Personal Blog in the member’s dashboard area is one of my personal favourites. I really don’t know how the owners of Wealthy Affiliate (WA) came up with this brilliant idea. I think the Personal Blog at Wealthy Affiliate is a pure stroke of genius. When I signed up for WA’s Premium Membership (the Free Starter Membership is banned in my country, India), I thought the Personal Blog …

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Hey, I’m Sukumar Thingom. For years, I struggled as a blogger and made many mistakes. The purpose of my blog is to help newbie bloggers manoeuvre their way through the extremely confusing world of internet marketing without having to waste much precious time.